Dr. Del Parkinson

Del Parkinson began studying piano at age five in his hometown of Blackfoot, Idaho.  He now holds a doctor of music degree from Indiana University and a postgraduate diploma from The Juilliard School.  He was the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays grant for graduate study in London.  He was coordinator of piano instruction at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he taught for eight years, and is now professor of piano at Boise State University, where he joined the faculty in 1985.

His London debut recital was on the American Bicentennial Series, and his New York debut recital in Carnegie Recital Hall was sponsored by the Idaho Commission on the Arts.  He has performed with the Guadalajara Symphony, the Indiana University Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Utah Symphony, and the Boise Philharmonic.  He is featured on four compact disc recordings:  The American Piano Quartet and The American Piano Duo’s Mendelssohn Two-Piano Concerto, Rachmaninoff Duo Piano Works, and Celebrating Gershwin.  He is the recipient of the Boise State University foundation scholar award for creative activity, the Boise mayor’s award for artistic excellence, the Morrison Center honor medallion, the Idaho Commission on the Arts career fellowship award, and the Idaho governor’s award for excellence in the arts.  Dr. Parkinson is a Steinway Artist.